May 6, 20233 yr #1 Hello all, Looking to all of the knowledge out there. Will someone please identify the flashes on the side of this hat? I have scoured the web and cannot locate them (probably looking in the wrong place or calling them the wrong thing). Was this type of hat used in a specific area, Country or region? I see a lot of slouch hats with the wide hat band and they appear to be Australian....any info on the hat would be great. Thanks!
May 7, 20233 yr #2 The Hat, Khaki Fur Felt you have is from the W.W. II era Royal West African Frontier Force or R.W.A.F.F. A unit which fought in Somaliland, Italian Somaliland, Abyssinia, and Burma. This unit had 25 battalions each with its own flash a coloured triangle wth a coloured bar beneath. The badge missing from the turned up side would be A very nice condition hat many don’t have the liner anymore as they were removed to make them more comfortable. the patch on your hat may have been red once as the sun can fade red to beige or buff colour. this was worn by a Major in Burma. Liner removed.
May 8, 20233 yr #3 Kia kaha Good Show on the ID. Question. The Colored Strip, would this then is part of a Battalion designator, or a Regimental designator with the Colored Triangle being the Battalion?
May 8, 20233 yr #4 24 minutes ago, patches said: Kia kaha Good Show on the ID. Question. The Colored Strip, would this then is part of a Battalion designator, or a Regimental designator with the Colored Triangle being the Battalion? Battalion designator is the colour bar (black and yellow maybe Gold Coast?). the Regimental designator is the triangle shape and Brigade designator is the colour of the triangle. I think??? Finding info on this patch is a nightmare The coloured triangle designates country/Regiment Red Div HQ Green Nigeria Yellow Gold Coast Blue Sierra Leone Brown The Gambia
May 9, 20233 yr #5 Then here is a Nigerian one, Green Triangle, here we see that Blue and Yellow Strip again. Hat is one of a few variations that could be seen with these Slouch Hats right, as this one has no Ventilation Grommets, just neatly punched tiny holes for that, plus this one has a large puggaree around the hat band area.
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